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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

James Bond Digital Comics to be Released in 2015

Dynamite Entertainment has just signed a new deal with Ian Fleming Publications. Starting in 2015 Dynamite will publish comic books, digital comics and graphic novels starring 007. Readers will be able to re-live the exploits that have thrilled and captivated fans for over half a century in fresh visual adaptations of the classic Bond stories.

Dynamite plans to create a series of brand new adventures unveiling the defining – and largely undocumented – early years of Bond's career. These new stories will draw inspiration from the Fleming canon to explore Bond's 'origins': his raw early years before he gambled with his life in the first novel, Casino Royale. Some other familiar faces from the expansive 007 mythos will also make appearances in this series – criminal masterminds, hired henchmen, glamorous Bond Girls and secret service allies – alongside all-new characters.

The first James Bond comic books will be published in 2015, soliciting periodical issues in Diamond Comic Distributors' Previews catalog, the premiere source of merchandise for the comic book specialty market. Digital and print editions will be available simultaneously through such platforms as Comixology, Dynamite Digital, iVerse, and Dark Horse Digital. Original graphic novels and collections will be released through the comic book specialty market, digital platforms, and numerous book market channels including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and more.